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The coffin of Democratic Republic of Congo's first prime minister and independence hero Patrice Lumumba is carried away after a tribute ceremony at The Congolese Embassy before the departure of his last remains to DR Congo in Brussels on 21 June 2022. Picture: Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD/AFP

Belgium

Remains of independence hero Lumumba return to DR Congo

By AFP

A plane will take Lumumba's last remains - a tooth that ex-colonial power Belgium handed over to his family on Monday - from Brussels to Kinshasa for a nine-day...

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